Forbidden fruit Never tasted but Insatiably craved by desperate tongues And those daring hunger pains, Wracking my body with careless claws Blade sharp and beautifully torturous. The thrill of the danger, The adrenaline high from Dancing on the edge Carries me away on wings of chaos Where my endurance is put To the test.

I live in a consistent state Of merciless oblivion and Breath taking ignorance, Feasting on the nectar of imagined fairy-tale endings Because That's the only reality I accept. You can try to find me I'm hiding in the spaces between my ribs or The lingering shadows in my eyes.... But, You won't find me. I know all these ropes well, Wrote the book on running and hiding I am the mastermind And you are the helpless victim, trying but failing To coax me out into the sunlight.

You've thrown me bread crumbs of your love For so many years, And I have savored the treat... But they say not to feed the animals for a reason!!! They come back wanting more and more. I am safe in my cocoon Though you insist To get me to live the life you, He, She, They all live... You see, I am the wasp confined in tree sap, Frozen, preserved, protected the way I am And I'd never dare leave my comfort zone For a love that I know, I know It will evolve until it Disappears.

Loneliness is only a side-effect But I have my dreams To wrap myself up in and stay warm, Sometimes, I admit it, Sometimes those dreams aren't enough And I feel that empty beat inside my chest. Sometimes, I hate to admit it but there are times When the words are on The tip of my tongue.... But if I hold my breath long enough, They melt and slide like liquid butter down my throat to my stomach Where the acid of all my secrecy Burns away the remains. But I cannot cave.

Like wisteria, I grow in the darkest places With tangled, complex roots And a beauty only the stars could know. You belong in the light, You belong where you are seen, where you can grow You evolve...and I, I won't. It's painful for you to try and find me, When you feed me your bread crumb love Because you are so unafraid to love me And I, I am incapable of loving you right.

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